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CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

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What are Centers for Independent Living?

Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are private, nonprofit corporations that provide services to maximize the independence of individuals with disabilities and the accessibility of the communities they live in. Centers are funded in part by the Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Independent Living Branch, to provide, among other things, several core services:

Advocacy

Independent living skills training

Information and referral

Peer counseling

Information on Centers for Independent Living from the Department of Education web pages: http://www.ed.gov/programs/cil/index.html

OKLAHOMA CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING:

Green Country IL Resource Center

Vicki Haws

4100 SE Adams Road, Suite D-103

Bartlesville, OK 74006

(918) 335-1314

TTY: (918) 335-0567